Enlisted Rating Insignia

The enlisted rating badge for Petty Officer Third Class and above consists
of two parts. The chevrons indicated the pay
grade (rate). Between the chevrons and the eagle is a specialty insignia
indicating the Sailor's job specialty (rating). These insignia appear in silver
on blue uniforms and Navy blue on white uniforms. For designated E-3 and below,
the insignia appears above their rate stripes. The following rating insignia
listed alphabetically. The other groups are Aviation,
Construction, and Engineering.

Roll your mouse over the insignia to view the job description for each rating.

Formerly
known as RM (Radioman). DP (Data Processing Technician)
merged into the RM (Radioman) field in 1997. The CTO (Cryptologic
Technician - Communications) rating was merged into the IT rating on 1 Mar 2006